Improvement in feather-renovators



H. I. LINN. Fgather-Benovator.

Pate nted Oct. 11,1875.

-PETERS, PHOTO-LIYHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D O.

:INITED STATES PATENT OFFIoa.

HENRY I. LINN, OF GILSON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FEATHER-RENOVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,571, dated October11, 1875; application filed August 31, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY I. LINN, of Gilson, county of Knox and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Feather-Itenovators,of which the following is a specification:

The nature of my invention relates to improvements infeather-renovators; and the invention consists in certain improvementsin the construction of the delivering-spout, and in improvements in theconstruction of the stirrer, and in its arrangement with the steam-pipe,all as hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a sectional view on the line 00 w in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview on the liney y in Fig. 2. Figv 4 is a top view. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation, showing the righthand side of Fig. 1.

Referring to the parts by letters, letters A A represent the two sides,oval in form, and connected by a rim, B. The sides A are each madedouble, so as to contain a steamspace, a, and their outerwalls may be ofwood, and inner walls of thin sheet metal. The sidesA and rim B,constituting the chamber, are supported on legs G. D is a shaftextending centrally across the case, and on it, as ajournal, is the hubE of the stirrer E, on the outer end of which hub is provided a crank,e, and on the inner end radial arms 0 and inclined arms 6, connected attheir outer ends by a bar, 43'. Gr is a pipe extendin g through thewalls of one side of the case, and is provided on its inner end with anenlarged and perforated head, g. H is an opening near the pipe G, andextending only through the outer wall of the case. I is a pipe extendingfrom the cavity a in one side, A, around to the cavity a in the otherside. J is a discharge-pipe leading outward from one of the cavities a.K K are hinged lids, provided with openings, which are covered withwirecloth l0, and over which are hinged supplemental lids K. L is thedischargespout, the sides I of which are stationary, and the sides 6hinged, so as to be turned outward, as shown at Fig. 3 by dotted linesand Fig. 4 by full lines, to form a spout, or turned down, as shown byfull lines at Figs. 3 and 5, to close the discharge L. The sides 1 l areeach provided with the usual fastening-hooks s.

It will be seen that the inclined arms 6 of the stirrer E, as it is nowrotated, will tend to carry the feathers upward and allow them to falldirectly over the. steam-discharge g, and

the continued rotation of the stirrer, and admission of steam to thefeathers in the now closed vessel, will remove all effete matter fromthe feathers. When sufficiently steamed the hinged lids K may be opened,and the steampipe from the reservoir removed from the pipe Gr and put incommunication with the opening H. The steam and eflete matters from thefeathers will then pass out through the wire cloth 7a, and the heat fromthe steam in the chambers a will dry the feathers. The steampipe beingnow removed, the spout sides I may be turned outward, and a sack or tickhooked on the hooks s to receive the feathers,fwhich are blown out inthe usual manner by rotating the stirrer E. While drying the feathersthe steam will escape at the pipe J, and no steam being in contact withthe rim B during the operation of drying, it will cool off and render itfree from excessive heat in opening and closing the hinged doors forinserting and removing the feathers:

Having thus described my invention, what' I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. The spout L, having stationary sides l, and hinged sides I, combinedwith the featherrenovator case and stirrer E, substantially as and forthe purpose specified. V

2. The stirrer E, constructed as described, with hub E arms 6 and 0',combined with the chambers a, spout G, and doors K, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereuntosubscribed my hand this 29th day of April, 1875, in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY I. LINN.

Witnesses THOS. MGKEE, W. B. RICHARDS.

